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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Peach's last name?

2. Joe demands that Benji make a list of what?

3. What is the name of Beck's favorite film?

4. Where does Joe place Benji's remains?

5. Whose cap does Joe take?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what surprising topic does Joe quiz Benji? What are the results?

2. What information does Joe learn about Beck after meeting her? How does he learn this information?

3. How do Joe and Peach get along when they first meet? What does Joe discover inside Peach's house?

4. Who is Candace and what does the reader know about her?

5. What happens when Joe escorts Beck home after the night at the bar?

6. How does the trip to IKEA help Joe's relationship with Beck?

7. Who is Spencer Hewitt? What is significant about him?

8. How does Joe meet Beck? What does Joe think about her?

9. What does Joe learn about Benji?

10. What happened while Joe was being punished by Mr. Mooney?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast Joe’s fantasy world with the real one. What similarities do you see? What differences? What impact do Joe’s fantasies have on his behavior in the real world?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how the novel’s settings influence both the character of Joe and the novel’s plot.

Essay Topic 3

At one point in the novel, Joe notes: “Work in a bookstore and learn that most people in this world feel guilty about being who they are.” Explain how his idea is illustrated by the characters in the novel.

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